Been in the Greater Phx area for 10+ years, moved here when i was in High School, from Washington St.
I'm a teacher by day and a griller/smoker (the cooking kind of smoking, obviously) by night(and the weekends). I've always loved to cook, been grilling since hs and college days. I'm an amateur in all the sense of being an amateur foodie, and amateur chef.
I love replicating what i see, and/or what I like. If I can make it on a grill, i probably will, or have tried already. I have an intense obsession for weber.
I use only hardwood lump charcoal(no briquettes) never lighter fluid.
I grill AND smoke on a weber kettle, i've figured out how to keep a low and slow at 225 for 12 hours (no fuel replenishment) on my weber.. pretty proud moment. Haha. I'd love to invest one day and get an offset smoker.
Would love to work as a pitmaster, butcher, in a salumeria, and/or smokehouse, mostly to learn the tricks of the trade, but also cause I love to do it.